Ohio Woman Gets Prison for Sex with Boy, 15 - Update

(Fayette County, Ohio) For engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy, 27-year-old Monica Jo Bush pleaded guilty today to two felony third-degree counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

According to authorities, Bush has known the minor for several years and had sex with him on Jan. 5 in a Fayette County home.

The 15-year-old victim was within 10 days of turning 16, at which point the intercourse would have been legal.

As a result, Bush was sentenced to 12 months incarceration at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville. She was also ordered to register as a sex offender and check in with local law enforcement every six months for the next 25 years.

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Ohio Woman Accused of Sex with Boy, 15
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(Fayette County, Ohio) A 27-year-old local woman, Monica Jo Bush, has been indicted for allegedly engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy.

Monica Jo Bush pleaded not guilty at her arraignment this week to two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, both felonies of the third degree. Her trial has been set for May 1 in Fayette County Common Pleas Court.

According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Bush had sex with the 15-year-old, who she has been acquainted with for several years, on Jan. 5 at an Evans Road residence in Fayette County. The residence they had sex in belongs to one of Bush's family members, according to authorities.

The 15-year-old boy's mother reportedly found postings on Facebook between the boy and Bush that made his mother suspicious.

Bush was booked into the Fayette County Jail and released on bond.